On Feb 21, 7:21*am, " wrote:
On Feb 20, 1:36*pm, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote:

What are the advantages
of *IFR to VFR-on-top then cancel over IFR to VFR then cancel?

You should know the answer to this.

You watch me closer and provide REQUIRED separation when I am VFR on
top. *You can't drop me when I am VFR on top as it's still IFR.

Correction to the above thinking this through. Separation would be
VFR rules. Duh, hence VFR on top. The rest still stands.

VFR on top is an IFR clearance and ATC cannot drop me until they hear
those magic words cancel IFR. That is the benefit of VFR on top.